Foreign Trade Policy

'Pragmatic trade policy on April 18 will boost exports'

Faced with muted exports, the government on Wednesday said it will come out with a "pragmatic" Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) on April 18, which among other things, would provide incentives to push shipments. ...  

Anand Sharma seeks allies' support for FDI in retail

New Delhi: With the "crisis"-ridden economy posing "testing times" for the country's leadership, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Tuesday appealed to UPA allies to allow FDI in multi-brand retail and support other key reforms. "These are testing times for the country, for the leadership (both in the government and industry)...we recognise with absolute clarity that we are going through a crisis ...," Sharma said after unveiling annual supplement...  

Exports fall sharply, new foreign trade policy's a fix

India's merchandise exports had fallen short of the target set for 2008-09 ...  

Service tax on all exports scrapped

Measure will help country achieve target of $160 billion in exports in 2007-08. ...